PURPOSE: This rule describes the initial action to be taken upon the filing of a petition.
- (1) Upon the filing of any petition, an authorized officer shall confer with and may hold informal conferences with the known interested parties in an attempt to ascertain the facts. The authorized officer shall encourage the parties to agree upon the appropriate bargaining unit and a suitable method by which representation is to be determined. Whenever the authorized officer shall determine that the parties are unable to agree upon a suitable method or upon the appropriate bargaining unit, and s/he is unable to settle the controversy without hearing, s/he shall conduct a hearing to resolve such matters and s/he shall notify the parties of the time and place of such a hearing in writing at least ten (10) days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, in advance.
AUTHORITY: section 295.070, RSMo 1994.* Original rule filed Dec. 31, 1975, effective Jan. 10, 1976. Amended: Filed May 3, 1999, effective Nov. 30, 1999.
*Original authority 295.070, RSMo 1947.